NewsNation Articles: December 28, 2023

Chinese spy balloon used US internet provider to communicate: Report Sen. Rick Scott: ‘Cowards swatted my home’ Water increasingly a focal point in conflicts around the globe Magnetic ball sets sold by Walmart recalled ‘I don’t have a choice to fall apart’: Mother of 7 grapples with loss of husband killed in carjacking spree 4 feet below: Mt. Hood sees worst ski season start in 34 years T-Mobile threatens $2K fines for illegal spam texts Pegasus spyware targeted Indian journalists: Amnesty Homicide rates on the decline in some major US cities Dog survives being stabbed 17 times, suspect on the run Why is TikTok asking for your phone passcode? Woman sues LA, alleging husband sent nude photos to co-workers Gas prices could be lower in 2024 Backlog of immigration cases highest in US history Toyota sees record November sales with nearly 1M vehicles sold Maine’s top election official removes Trump from 2024 ballot FTC sues Grand Canyon University over false advertising Stock market: S&P 500 approaches record high Hamas not ‘hijacking’ humanitarian aid sent to Gaza: UNRWA Some hospitals reinstating mask requirements amid rise in COVID-19 Missing NC teen rescued from man’s bedroom trap door: Police Illinois basketball star Terrence Shannon Jr. charged with rape Donald Trump currently slated to appear on Colorado ballots ‘No surprise’ Chinese spies using AI: Former NSC spokesperson Appeals court denies case delay over Trump immunity claim in E. Jean Carroll suit Black adults more likely to report seeing racist news coverage Texas public universities must shut DEI offices as of January 1 Calls to remove Trump’s star from Hollywood Walk of Fame draw mixed reactions Alleged cash couriers ‘duped’ into bringing fentanyl to US Biden’s immigration problems grow with caravan headlines Teenager killed in shark attack off Australia’s South Coast Huge surf pounds beaches on West Coast and in Hawaii Rescue of man trapped for six days a ‘Christmas miracle’ Migrant crisis overwhelming America’s largest cities Savanah Soto: Manner of death ruled homicide by medical examiner Nearly 5 million BlendJet blenders recalled due to fire, laceration hazards Russian poet receives 7-year prison sentence for reciting verses against war in Ukraine Tension between Israel, Iran could expand Middle East conflict NewsNation on the border: The biggest stories from 2023 Wisconsin university chancellor says he was fired for appearing in porn videos Nation’s first glow-in-the-dark playground set to open in Texas Woman killed in sledgehammer attack while walking dog on California college campus Real-life ‘Ratatouille’ restaurant reopens; overlooking Paris 2024 Olympics, Notre Dame Minnesotans sue hospitals after losing relatives to COVID-19 SpaceX to launch X-37B space plane on secretive mission Biden says American Judih Weinstein was killed by Hamas on Oct. 7 Reported sexual assaults to be tried outside military chain of command: DOD Why ‘Bidenomics’ is falling flat with voters Trump, Hunter Biden share unlikely gambit: Both say they’re unfairly targeted Shakira honored with 21-foot statue in Colombian hometown Trump denies insisting on ‘Home Alone 2’ cameo, says they begged him to do it Mystery note found in sealed cereal box in Pennsylvania Sanders tests positive for COVID-19 during Senate break as infections rise nationally Cher files for conservatorship of her youngest child Elijah Blue Allman  Biden hits Haley over Civil War response ‘Very sweet ending’: Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s attorney speaks after her release from prison Police: Florida teen killed sister in fight over Christmas gifts Mexican leaders to travel to US to discuss border, migration Illinois babysitter charged after allegedly stabbing 2 young girls Haley seeks to clean up controversial remarks on Civil War Poll: 20% of Gen Z holds ‘positive view’ of Osama bin Laden  Elon Musk slams media over Tesla robot injury story: ‘Shameful’ California police can no longer ask common question at a traffic stop starting in 2024 Biden administration fights to lower health care, prescription costs Only 32% of Americans confident in Biden’s border abilities: Poll Gypsy Rose Blanchard, convicted in mom’s murder, released from prison Dec. 28: House where 4 Idaho students were fatally stabbed to be demolished today. Houthi attacks in Red Sea escalate. Idaho killings home demolished despite families’ objections GOP suggests President Biden may have obstructed justice in son’s defying subpoena